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“Everyone Was Calling Solana a Ghost Chain”
@Jito_Labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ reflects on building through @Solana’s darkest stretch and why @Jito_sol chose to double down instead of walking away
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Industry defining stories from @TheBlockCo Featuring: 🧠 The Big Brain Podcast 🎯 The Crypto Beat 🔺 Layer One
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Lucas Bruder: “Solana Is Already Eating Ethereum’s Lunch”
@jito_labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ says @solana's speed, cost, and onchain liquidity lead are pulling new crypto users away from @ethereum.
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OG @solana builders deserve a medal for staying in the fight after FTX collapsed.
2 years ago I asked @toly about the tenacity of Solana ecosystem builders that chose to fight for survival.
@jito_sol founder @buffalu__ reflects on their choice to not give up.
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'Memecoins were the best thing to happen to @solana because it stress-tested the protocol so much."
Banger quote from @TheBlockCo chat w/ @jito_sol founder Lucas Bruder at @consensus2026.
Solana is maturing into the protocol for future stock markets.
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Larry Fink Called Ethereum “The Toll Road to Tokenization”
@Sharplink CEO @joechalom says stablecoins were just the beginning. Tokenization of everything comes next.
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Wall Street Is Moving Onchain
@JoshR_GSR, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer for @GSR_io, joins @imyoungsparks at Consensus to break down the latest developments around the Clarity Act, stablecoin regulation, and the growing convergence between DeFi and TradFi.
"Most things that can be tokenized will be tokenized."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Inside the Clarity Act
03:33 - Crypto Regulation Outlook
04:47 - TradFi Meets Crypto
06:32 - The Onchain Economy
07:48 - Tokenized Equities
10:26 - Stablecoins and Yield
11:01 - Wall Street Tokenization
11:49 - The Future of Finance
12:00 - Closing Thoughts
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AI Is Making Crypto Hacks Worse
@CertiK co-founder & CEO @RonghuiGu sat down with @gazza_jenks at Consensus to break down the recent rise in DeFi exploits and explains why AI is making it easier for hackers to discover vulnerabilities across crypto protocols.
"Hackers always look for the weakest point."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Inside CertiK
01:17 - Surge in DeFi Hacks
02:31 - AI Powered Exploits
03:39 - Recent Attack Breakdown
05:41 - The Security Arms Race
07:04 - AI vs Security Teams
08:13 - Lessons From Bybit
09:36 - The “Unfair Game”
11:17 - Coordinating Industry Response
12:01 - Closing Thoughts
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Solana Is Winning the Trading War
@jito_labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ joins @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain why Jito is expanding from @solana infrastructure into consumer trading products with the launch of @jtx_trade.
"Most new people coming into crypto are using Solana because it’s fast and cheap."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Why Build on Solana
02:15 - Solana vs Ethereum
03:32 - Builder Challenges
05:38 - Launching JTX
08:12 - The Future of Trading
09:05 - Meme Coins and RWAs
11:27 - FTX and Solana
13:33 - Builder Culture
15:00 - JTX and AI Tools
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OpenSea Is Betting Beyond NFTs
@opensea CMO @HollanderAdam sits down with @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain how OpenSea is evolving from an NFT marketplace into a broader platform for trading and owning assets across crypto.
"extremely powerful technology to prove ownership in an infallible way on chain."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - NFT Market Shift
01:54 - OpenSea’s Evolution
04:03 - Why NFTs Matter
07:06 - Meme Coins vs NFTs
08:35 - OS Competition
11:40 - Simplifying Crypto
14:02 - Token Plans
17:12 - The Future of NFTs
19:10 - Closing Thoughts
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Ethereum’s Institutional Era Has Arrived
@Sharplink CEO @joechalom joins @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain why SharpLink has taken an institutional-first approach to Ethereum treasury management, and why he believes ETH is uniquely positioned for the next phase of tokenization and onchain finance.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - Ethereum Treasury Companies
02:25 - SharpLink vs BitMine
04:25 - Ethereum vs Bitcoin
06:14 - Managing Volatility
07:55 - BlackRock and Tokenization
10:00 - The Future of Finance
10:59 - Geopolitical Risk
12:08 - Ethereum’s Long-Term Value
13:09 - Closing Thoughts
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Avery Ching: Crypto being the infrastructure is the future.
@AptosLabs co-founder and CEO @AveryChing, joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss why the industry is shifting from token speculation toward infrastructure, adoption, and enterprise-grade blockchain products.
"The focus has to be on adoption now."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Confidential @Aptos
01:44 - Building Privacy Infrastructure
02:44 - Zcash vs Aptos
03:53 - Institutional Adoption
05:40 - AI Trading Future
07:19 - RWA Infrastructure
09:06 - Quantum Resistance
10:42 - Facebook to Crypto
11:41 - Crypto Market Outlook
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Prediction Markets Called It First
@iampaulgrewal, CLO at @coinbase, explains why prediction markets are emerging as a powerful real time signal for sentiment and major global events.
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Dogecoin is the original memecoin.
It's got a diehard community and has even had the unlikely backing of @elonmusk.
I sat down with Jordan Jefferson AKA @MyDogeCEO for a wide ranging conversation on Bitcoin, Dogecoin and the Elon Musk effect.
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Jordan Jefferson: "Dogecoin is really carrying the torch of the early Bitcoin days." @DogeOS founder and CEO @MyDogeCEO joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to explain why @dogecoin needs a real onchain economy and why he believes Doge still carries the spirit of crypto’s original peer-to-peer cash movement. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Early Bitcoin Days 02:05 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin 07:42 - Building DogeOS 08:47 - Dogecoin Economy 11:12 - Elon Musk Effect 13:56 - Bitcoin Maximalism 16:44 - Crypto Culture Debate 18:01 - TJ Miller Connection 19:50 - Final Thoughts
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Jordan Jefferson: "Dogecoin is really carrying the torch of the early Bitcoin days."
@DogeOS founder and CEO @MyDogeCEO joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to explain why @dogecoin needs a real onchain economy and why he believes Doge still carries the spirit of crypto’s original peer-to-peer cash movement.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Early Bitcoin Days
02:05 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin
07:42 - Building DogeOS
08:47 - Dogecoin Economy
11:12 - Elon Musk Effect
13:56 - Bitcoin Maximalism
16:44 - Crypto Culture Debate
18:01 - TJ Miller Connection
19:50 - Final Thoughts
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Adeniyi Abiodun: "You can’t get away in a world where we’ve got tech charging people for moving their own money."
@Mysten_Labs co-founder @EmanAbio joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss how @SuiNetwork is building blockchain infrastructure for payments, stablecoins, and AI-driven financial systems.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:53 - Libra’s Legacy
01:51 - Sui Growth
03:13 - Agentic Finance
04:27 - Free Payments
06:12 - Regulation and Adoption
07:08 - AI Agents
07:56 - Fraud and Intent
08:42 - Quantum Resistance
09:29 - Bitcoin and Quantum
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Arjun Sethi: "We have a tendency to build technology first without a problem associated with it."
@krakenfx co-CEO @arjunsethi joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss the rise of tokenized equities and why Kraken sees them as the next major phase of crypto adoption.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Tokenized Equities
02:23 - Open Infrastructure
03:29 - Global Expansion
05:14 - Real World Assets
05:59 - Kraken Acquisition
06:32 - IPO Plans
07:54 - Building for Customers
09:12 - Co-CEO Structure
10:05 - AI and Operations
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ICYMI - here's my full interview with @zakfolkman from @worldlibertyfi.
We spoke at length about their defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun.
I also probed for the truth around their controversial solana:WLFinEv6ypjkczcS83FZqFpgFZYwQXutRbxGe7oC16g backed-loan ($75M).
And I asked about their links to the Trump family 👇
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World Liberty Financial Responds to Justin Sun Allegations "Everything was publicly documented online and more importantly, documented onchain" @worldlibertyfi co-founder @zakfolkman sits down with @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss the company’s lawsuit involving @justinsuntron and the public scrutiny surrounding the project. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - Lawsuit Overview 02:20 - Media and Politics 03:14 - Smart Contract Claims 05:25 - Fighting Back 06:55 - DeFi Lending Markets 08:48 - Trump and Scrutiny 10:54 - Consumer App Vision 12:43 - Stablecoin Growth 14:56 - Building Through Pressure
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